Jeanette wrote:
I was talking to someone I know who lives in China. He said no one uses
Linux, because you can get XP or Vista for $1, why use Linux?
$66 is still a lot more then a dollar in China. I doubt this will do
anything to stop piracy in China.
Mick Murphy wrote:
> It is all about making MORE money.
>
> We, in the Western world, are the ones that put Microsoft where they are
> today by buying their producst over the years.
>
> And in return, Billy Boy just screws us for more and more money.
>
> Nice way to "thank" your loyal customers Bill.
> How about a discount for us?
> I won't hold my breath waiting for it.
> And Microsoft is guilty of Price Gouging, a Crime in my country.
>
> "whoami.com" wrote:
>
>> http://news.com.com/Microsoft+slashe...l?tag=nefd.top
>>
>> Microsoft slashes Vista price in China
>>
>> Microsoft has more than halved the retail price of its Vista operating
>> system in China.
>>
>> The Home Basic edition dropped from $201 (1,521 yuan) to $66, and the
>> Home Premium package dropped from $238 to $118. The move was effective
>> as of Wednesday.
>>
>> The price cut is the company's latest effort to tackle the rampant
>> software piracy in China, according to The Wall Street Journal. The
>> theory is that if legitimate software costs less, people will be less
>> likely to turn to pirated versions.
>>
>> ===================
>> the message is clear.
>> if more people were pirating Vista elsewhere, we'd be paying half
>> price too.
>> LOL
>>